What’s the deal with car washing soap ?

... or is dish soap ok ?

ASKING for that from New Yack !

Dish soap is good for grease & grime, but seems to strip wax faster.
Car soap seems to prolong wax, but does a good job at lifting dirt from the paint.
I haven't used dish soap on a vehicle in years, come to think of it; haven't really got one grimy enough.

Dishwashing soap is too strong and strips off the wax.
Move up north, and you wouldn’t have to worry about washing your car as it’s too cold until maybe April.

👁 pURr-FUr DawN diShsoaP fUR wASH-iN mY 🚗

I’ll bet this could have shoveled his WHOLE DRIVEWAY in the time it took him to type that !

Thanks guyz ... hard on the wax I’ve been told !

Someone told me to wash your car with dish soap. He said that the reason a dish comes out so shiny is because the soap has wax in it.

I believe him, I only use dish soap and my vehicles always get questions like "what do you use for wax" and "did you have the clear coat re-done". I haven't done either.

I have some fancy, expensive bottle of "car wash soap" I got as a Christmas gift years ago. I use it from time to time and see no difference in my wash jobs.

Take that however you want.

Keep in the back of your head, this is Moparts: you'll get answers from Folks that still believe in armor all, tire shine and "cold" air kits.

Always from the ‘dawn’ of time used ‘dish soap’ - Joy. Remember the commercials where the lady was soaking the fingers in dishwashing liquid to soften her nails? If really dirty use Comet Cleanser, it actually gets scratches ( fingernail scratches around door handles), wax and ground in dirt, then you re-polish the paint.

Doc must clean his personal belongings both sides with brake clean.

If there is no wax on your paint, go ahead with dish soap. Or if you are about to wax,... dish soap IS good at stripping wax off paint. Common knowledge for decades.

Double N ... BRAKE CLEAN is a very handy item for many things

But you ... being a YOOPER .... that’s the only thing you can use UP THERE without anything FREEZING SOLID until when ?

The first week or so of May ... 2021 ??

Ok Mr SOAP EXPERT... what’s the BESTest soap for that task ?

Prolly any wax manufacturer sells a soap so I guess whatever you use. I quit waxing years ago so I just use dawn for dirt and purple power for bugs and tar. Although when I bought my HC it has a ceramic wax on it and I'm a believer now. So I suppose I'll be paying someone to recoat soon. Then I'll have to get milder soap.

We use dish soap when we are going to buff a car because it does strip all off all the protective protection. Otherwise it just seems too harsh in most cases. The car wash products with wax do have a little residual paint protection that helps a little to resist stains and is easier on any protectant that is already there.

DoC, why do you care about car wash soap ?
i thought you always had your ride done by those BaBeS in BaThInG SuItS "asking" for "donations" ?
you seem to be happy with whatever "sUdS" they use..........

DAMN good idea mopX..,

There was a place up in miccccchigan that had bathing suit babes JUST LIKE THAT ... I did partake once ... I would like to find a place here !

HEARD of one place in northern tampa burbs that had TOPLESS Babes all wet and soapy..

Sounds like a fine wash for that sCATtY,,,,,,,,just remember your glasses!!